Boot-jack



N. J. SHALZ.

(No Model.)

BOOT JACK.

N0. :332,015. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

N ICKOLAUS JOSEPH SHALZ, OF BROWN, IOWA.

BOOT-JAC K.

EJPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,015, datedDecember 8, 1885. Application filed August 17, 1585. Serial No. 174,624.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, NIOKOLAUS J. SHALZ, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Brown, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Boot-Jacks; and I dodeclare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will e11- able others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this nvention, and is aside view. Fig. 2 is a view of the under side. Fig. 3 is a front or endview.

My invention relates to boot-jacks; and it consists in the constructionand novel combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates thefoot-plate or base of the boot-jack, upon which the boot or foot isrested when drawing a boot from the foot. This foot-plate A is inoutline shaped something like the outline of the foot, and is perforatedto assist in keeping it clean, dirt and dust readily passing through theperforations. In its enlarged or front end the foot plate is providedwith the usual Vshaped notch, B, which engages the heel of the boot orshoe, as the case may be.

0 designates the transverse bridge, which gives the foot-plate thedesired angle of inclination. At opposite sides of the V-shaped notch Bthe under face of the inclined footplate orbaseA is provided withpivoted curved levers or clamps E, which aredesigned to clamp the heelof the boot or shoe when it is desired to remove the boot or shoe fromthe foot. The clamps or levers E are pivoted to the under face of theinclined foot-plate A, and their rear ends are curved inwardly and1'neet,and are engaged by a curved spring, G, which is secured to thebridge-plate, so that said arms are normally held open. When the heel ofthe boot or shoe is placed in the V- shaped notch of the jack, itimpinges against the inner curved ends, I I, of thelever-clamp, andcauses the levers to engage the heel of the boot or shoe and hold itfirmly in place while the foot is being withdrawn therefrom.

I am aware that it is not new to form a bootjack with two spring-armsadapted to be operated by the pressure of the heel while removing theboot, and therefore do not Wish to be understood as claiming suchdevices, broadly.

Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

As an improved article of manufacture, the boot-jack described,consisting of the sole-plate having its forward edge notched, thetransverse bridge beneath/the similar curved arms, I l, pivoted at theirinner ends to the under side of the sole-plate, the stops for the armson the under side of the said plate, and the spring G,secured to thebridge and pressing at its opposite end on the inner ends of the saidcurved arms, all adapted for joint operation, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

NIOKOLAUS JOSEPH SHALZ.

Witnesses:

R. M. EssIoK, H. HARMS.

